Clostridium Difficile Infection in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Results from the Transplantation Group at the Catholic University Hospital in Santiago, Chile
Abstract:Introduction: Patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) have an increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CD) and multiple risk factors have been found. Literature reports CD infection in nearly 20% of transplanted patients. No information about this infection in HCT patients has been reported in Chile.
Patients and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 250 patients undergoing HCT at the Catholic University Hospital in Santiago, Chile, between 2000 and the… Show more
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